When Dante takes over the family crime syndicate, he gets more than he bargained for. He's to barter his captive, an alluring art student, for a port he needs from her father. However nothing is easy and when it comes time for the hand-off, he can't give her to her lecherous father and they have no choice but to run.

Dante's brothers join him and they bring down their nemesis, but not without collateral damage.

Someone lurks in the shadows and frames him for a murder and it's up to the family to save the day.

This is a steamy, suspenseful Italian mafia romance series that will have you on the edge of your seat.